Category Archives: BIG DATA

Acxiom Announces Audience Propensities™

The essential purchase, media and lifestyle propensities tuned by industry

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German Based Micro Lender Eyes Small Business Lending – Generates its Own Information

Kreditech, which was launched last year (see our report of November 2012) to provide small loans to consumers is said to be breaking into the small business lending market. At this point in time little is known about the announced … Continue reading

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Hot Technologies That Will Define Banking in 2013: The Cloud, Digital Payments, Mobility and Big Data Analytics

Bank Systems & Technology asked a panel of industry experts to weigh in on its “2013 Forecast: The Hot Technologies That Will Define Banking.” According to the panel—which included US Bank, Aite Group, IDC Financial Insights and FICO CTO Stuart … Continue reading

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Analytics, Platforms, Software & Workflow plus Big Data Drive Developments in Business Information

Analytics, Platforms, Software & Workflow plus Big Data continue to remain the driving forces in business information accounting for 50% of business development activities in 2012 (see charts). Acquisitions accounted for 24% of announcements. In credit information there were two … Continue reading

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BIG DATA: How Big Does Big Data Need to Be?

FICO offered a feedback on a Big Data discussion at the third annual Asia Pacific Chief Risk Officer Forum, held in Bangkok and hosted by FICO with IDC Financial Insights.  But it might not be the Big Data you’re thinking … Continue reading

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Oracle Buys Cloud-base Analytics Platform Provider DataRaker

Oracle announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire DataRaker, a provider of a cloud-based analytics platform that enables electric, gas and water utilities to leverage vast amounts of data to optimize operational efficiency and improve the customer … Continue reading

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IBM Opens New Analytics Center in Partnership with Ohio State University

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it will establish a new analytics center in Columbus, Ohio, dedicated to advancing research, development, client services and skills training in the areas of analytics, big data and cognitive computing. The move aims to create … Continue reading

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Panjiva Co-Founder Psota Discusses Big Data Revolution at MIT Conference

Underscoring the company’s ongoing commitment to advancing innovation in the sourcing industry and beyond, Panjiva, the B2B platform powering the business of global trade, co-founder and CTO James Psota has led a discussion on Big Data technology at the Big … Continue reading

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